Powe was a Consensus Second Team All-American and an All-Pac-10 honoree during his sophomore season at the University of California. He led the Pac-10 in both scoring (20.5 ppg) and rebounding (10.1 rpg) in 2005-06, becoming only the sixth player in league history to accomplish the feat.

With their acquisition of a second round pick from Boston, the Nuggets now potentially have four picks the 2007 NBA Draft. Most experts are considering next year's draft to be one of the deepest in years.